"The Catch" is a decent show from producer Shonda Rimes, who has been responsible for many shows over the years as either a producer or writer.
The Catch is her latest effort, filled with glamour and glitz, and starring Peter Krause and Mireille Enos. Krause is Benjamin Jones, a high-class con man who seduces, becomes engaged to, and then cons Alice Vaughn, part of a high-tech security firm, leaving her high and dry.
A cat and mouse game ensues, with Alice on his trail, except that she is still in love with Benjamin and he with her. At first she sincerely tries to catch him. Now she has another agenda. And he's still working with his partner (Sonya Walger).
This show has a couple of issues, the first one being, for an investigative agency with all this equipment, these people are pretty dumb. I mean, Alice's house and phone were bugged by a Fed, Agent Dao (Jacky Ido) and she didn't even know it.
The second problem I have is with Peter Krause, whom I like very much and loved on "Six Feet Under." He certainly looks elegant and sophisticated. However, this show has an unrealistic sheen to it - the offices, the good-looking, beautifully dressed people, so I think Benjamin should be unrealistic too -- someone like Ioan Grufford, Jon Hamm, Joe Mangello, that ilk. I say make him WAY too good to be true.
The third problem I have is that the show is just not that exciting enough. If the pace picks up, I might like it better. As it is, it's okay, it looks great, the acting is good, it has the sex scenes Shonda Rhimes is so good at - a few more sparks might be good.
The Catch is her latest effort, filled with glamour and glitz, and starring Peter Krause and Mireille Enos. Krause is Benjamin Jones, a high-class con man who seduces, becomes engaged to, and then cons Alice Vaughn, part of a high-tech security firm, leaving her high and dry.
A cat and mouse game ensues, with Alice on his trail, except that she is still in love with Benjamin and he with her. At first she sincerely tries to catch him. Now she has another agenda. And he's still working with his partner (Sonya Walger).
This show has a couple of issues, the first one being, for an investigative agency with all this equipment, these people are pretty dumb. I mean, Alice's house and phone were bugged by a Fed, Agent Dao (Jacky Ido) and she didn't even know it.
The second problem I have is with Peter Krause, whom I like very much and loved on "Six Feet Under." He certainly looks elegant and sophisticated. However, this show has an unrealistic sheen to it - the offices, the good-looking, beautifully dressed people, so I think Benjamin should be unrealistic too -- someone like Ioan Grufford, Jon Hamm, Joe Mangello, that ilk. I say make him WAY too good to be true.
The third problem I have is that the show is just not that exciting enough. If the pace picks up, I might like it better. As it is, it's okay, it looks great, the acting is good, it has the sex scenes Shonda Rhimes is so good at - a few more sparks might be good.